Rt 5 Traffic Gotten Worse!!!
- Thread starter Qurious
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FastCarsSpeed
Come Play at BigWoodys
Yeah traffic coming up 5 now is all kinds of goofy because of whatever the hell they are doing.. It also doesnt help that they didnt put a stop sign up for Surratts road people to know to stop and not just come into that new right 3rd lane so accidents are happening frequently in that spot. I have been backroading it from St. Mary's most days to avoid this crap.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
WHAT?happyazz said:
FastCarsSpeed
Come Play at BigWoodys
Just called the Maryland State Highway administration as they dont have it listed on their site so they dont have a project. They are calling me back to find out what the hell is going on and have not recieved any calls about it apparently. So we shall see what the hell is up.
Annakinnus
New Member
Qurious said::
What in the hell is wrong with the Dept of Transportation for PG county?
I called the State Highway Administration about this mess 2 weeks ago. Seems they are trying to save money and have subcontracted out a job to "streamline" this intersection. The man I talked to said they were aware that there was a problem and that they "were going to the next step" (in dealing with the traffic problems that these jerks are causing) but for the life of him, he couldn't tell me what the next step would be. And as far as I can see, absolutely nothing is being done to fix this mess.
Basically, they've given a contractor a bunch of money, he's started a job and is in no hurry to finish evidently. The signage is even stupid and dangerous -- the road signs don't even match the temporary road lines they've drawn for the new "third" lane, which, by the way, have come up in places - they look to be some kind of plastic - they're not even painted on.) The State personnel responsible for this could not care less because they don't have to sit in the massive jams every day to get to and from their places of work so forcing the contracting company to finish the job and fix the mess it has created isn't a priority. My suggestion: complain, complain, complain. Call the Maryland State Transportation Office 1-888-963-0307. Call your local delegate. Call Steny Hoyer's office. If nobody knows there's a HUGE problem, nothing will be done anytime soon. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. . .
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Qurious
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Thank U So Much For This Info!!!
Annakinnus said:Qurious said:
What in the hell is wrong with the Dept of Transportation for PG county?
I called the State Highway Administration about this mess 2 weeks ago. Seems they are trying to save money and have subcontracted out a job to "streamline" this intersection. The man I talked to said they were aware that there was a problem and that they "were going to the next step" (in dealing with the traffic problems that these jerks are causing) but for the life of him, he couldn't tell me what the next step would be. And as far as I can see, absolutely nothing is being done to fix this mess.
Basically, they've given a contractor a bunch of money, he's started a job and is in no hurry to finish evidently. The signage is even stupid and dangerous -- the road signs don't even match the temporary road lines they've drawn for the new "third" lane, which, by the way, have come up in places - they look to be some kind of plastic - they're not even painted on.) The State personnel responsible for this could not care less because they don't have to sit in the massive jams every day to get to and from their places of work so forcing the contracting company to finish the job and fix the mess it has created isn't a priority. My suggestion: complain, complain, complain. Call the Maryland State Transportation Office 1-888-963-0307. Call your local delegate. Call Steny Hoyer's office. If nobody knows there's a HUGE problem, nothing will be done anytime soon. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. . .
I WILL BE CALLING!!!
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Vixen
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rack'm said:
I heard it blows on 270 also. I feel bad for anyone hiking to DC everyday in that mass amount of traffic. I don't know how anyone does it.
LexiGirl75
100% Goapele Head!
Curious, shake them haters off, whatever got their panties in a bunch has nothing to do with you, they want your attention, dont give it to them.
My advice is to test going the back way into Clinton from Brandywine Road and see if that is not blocked up. The street from Brandywine Rd leads to Clinton at BK Miller's and comes out by the Wal-mart and Lowe's shopping center. At least you will be past that entire section. Good luck.
My advice is to test going the back way into Clinton from Brandywine Road and see if that is not blocked up. The street from Brandywine Rd leads to Clinton at BK Miller's and comes out by the Wal-mart and Lowe's shopping center. At least you will be past that entire section. Good luck.
FastCarsSpeed
Come Play at BigWoodys
OMG Charlie from the State Highway information office just called me back now how kickass is that. A contractor apparently is redoing drainage and adding more turn lanes as they are putting in a development apparently somewhere in that area. He said they have had discussions with them numerous times about the stripping and signage. He is now going to forward this off to the dispatch office and also drive down this week to look at the issues. He said he is just going to have the state redo the lines that they have done and also provide better signs and look at the suratts road northbound merge issues that I was talking about. Thats the first time I have seen just a positive response from the state and I thought I should give them kudos.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Rt 5 Traffic Gotten Wor... 10-19-2005 03:56 PM red is nice! It's so nice, but you have no power, dinglenuts. 
duzzey1a
New Member
I was headin up that way a few weeks ago and I noticed that the white street lines were coming up from the street. Some if it collecting in buches by the side of the road. Most of the lines were crooked and I saw somebody try to follow the crooked line off the side of the road. 
What a waste of our tax money!
What a waste of our tax money!
Hessian
Well-Known Member
I drive it every day...
I merely jump over Rt 5 BUT...Brandywine is now backed up at least 20-30 minutes going into Clinton (BK Millers)...so that route is NOT a time saver.
Thank you to those who called....I sort of feel like doing a midnight raid and tossing all the barrels into the ravine and reworking the lines like Kramer did in Seinfeld.
But alas...we wait for the bungling bureaucratic idiots to make their decisions, traffic studies, write their reports and then still sit in traffic.
I merely jump over Rt 5 BUT...Brandywine is now backed up at least 20-30 minutes going into Clinton (BK Millers)...so that route is NOT a time saver.
Thank you to those who called....I sort of feel like doing a midnight raid and tossing all the barrels into the ravine and reworking the lines like Kramer did in Seinfeld.
But alas...we wait for the bungling bureaucratic idiots to make their decisions, traffic studies, write their reports and then still sit in traffic.
LexiGirl75
100% Goapele Head!
One of the things I learned after moving to Southern MD is that there are only so many ways out. Unless you know the backroads you have to go the way that most go and if construction is along the way, oh well.
Scary thing happened, someone told me about the back road in case Hughesville is backed up and I took it but didnt know where to turn off back to Rt5 South and so I kept straight and ended up in Leonardtown.
It was a nice ride and certainly a short cut in bad traffic but if that is an example of a shortcut out of the south then I will seriously need to purchase a road map (yeah, I dont have one). :tellit2datwinswhoandgivesa:
Scary thing happened, someone told me about the back road in case Hughesville is backed up and I took it but didnt know where to turn off back to Rt5 South and so I kept straight and ended up in Leonardtown.
It was a nice ride and certainly a short cut in bad traffic but if that is an example of a shortcut out of the south then I will seriously need to purchase a road map (yeah, I dont have one). :tellit2datwinswhoandgivesa:
LexiGirl75
100% Goapele Head!
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